12:51 PM,
Jul. 30, 2013

The rule would stop many eateries from selling non-diet soda and other sugar-laden beverages in containers bigger than 16 ounces.

Written by

Gary Strauss
USA TODAY

Large-size soft drinks are a sip closer to retaining their fizz in the Big Apple.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's efforts to ban large, non-diet sugary drinks from restaurants, fast-food outlets, sports arenas, movie theaters and other outlets was rejected by a New York Appellate Court Tuesday, which said the plan was illegal.